The Hawaii connection

News of the earthquake in Hawaii sent me flying to the telephone this morning. Two former colleagues at The Bee, Scott and Sandi Tompkins, are working as missionairies in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, very near the epicenter of the quake. In fact, their house is actually up on stilts, constructed on the side of a volcano. The volcano goes off about every 200 years, which is due about, um, well, now. People have always told them that the volcano eruption will be preceded by an earthquake. So far, so good -- no sign of a volcano eruption.

Scott and Sandi are visiting family in Sacramento at the moment so the minimal damage to the house, like broken glass and books falling off the shelves etc., will be handled by their housesitters. Scott says the
University of the Nations, where he is working an executive in the communications department, came through just fine, although the library's a mess, as one might expect.

All that earthquake talk is reminding me to get our emergency supplies in order. You just never know.